Why we should stop Glorifying obesity

[Anonymous]

It seems in this generation that the "ideal" body type is gettting bigger. Women with large breats, a large butt, and a curvier figure are now seen as attractive.

I have no problem with curvy women. However, when it gets to the point of being unhealthy it becomes a problem.

It saddens me to see that the media has become "If you're thin, you automaticaly have an eating disorder".

Because of recent movements in the media, girls everywhere are getting the idea that it's okay to be large and have rolls of fat.

I am definitely opposed to anorexia as well. Either end of the scale isn't healthy.

However, 200 people die every year of anorexia, while 800 die every day of obesity-related illness. (In the US).

It should be women who are strong, eat healthy foods, and excersize every day that we are looking up to. According to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, Adult bodies need 2.5 hours of physical/arobic activity every day.

This is what we need to see more of:

Every woman is born differently. Some of us are naturally thick, other are naturally thin. It's time to realize that as long as you are active, every woman is beautiful.

This might sound mean, but if you look like this, I think it's time to stop referring to yourself as "curvy" and start realizing you are at risk of many health problems.

Please ladies, it's time to stop bashing each other's bodies and just be the best version of ourselves/out bodies as we can be.

[BertMacklinFBI]

in our generation curvy is becoming more popular yes but there is a major difference for what constitutes the more acceptable "curvy" or "bigger" girls, and that is being healthy. a girl who works out at the gym is toned and has muscle on her is obviously a bigger/curvy girl, but she's also healthy. a girl that is curvy but all that curve is fat and just slouching sluggishly around her body is not healthy. higher body fat % leads to future health risks. the argument should be HEALTHY is the new HOT, not BIGGER, from a general standpoint, we all have our own fucking preference obviously but im sure most people prefer the former. probably not on GaG (like I would ever use GaG for a social experiment hahaa)

major difference between these 2 girls
healthy
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plus size
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there is nothing wrong with plus size girls. but when the two of those gets mixed into the same "big girl" category its wreaks havoc. plus size girls can be healthy too obviously, but on paper they do have a higher body fat % when compared to the other girl. having higher body fat % doesn't mean your life will end with health illness but its just a higher chance that it will, higher body fat % also means bad eating habits and lack of exercise, generally. So plus size is technically more unhealthy than a fit person with a smaller body fat %. I think the whole argument is retarded and people really should just do as you said, strive for the best you can be, that's all anyone can fucking do. hating on the other is just a waste of oxygen and its obviously getting nowhere because both sides are damn popular with health & fitness growing and people like Tess Munster speaking out for bigger women everywhere that its okay to be big (totally don't agree with her but whatever)

[ILikeToilet]

If we should stop glorifying obesity, than we should also stop glorifying those thin models we see published everywhere too. The problem is we can't do that. We are either asked to choose one or the other, and both still bring controversy.

Great Take though! It was straight to the point.

[NobodyInPatrickular]

Those people work damn hard to get to that point, and if they can do it, so can anyone else. It takes hard work and dedication, and just because those people are healthier and fitter than most doesn't mean we shouldn't glorify it.

[Massageman]

We definitely should stop.

But-

There will never be an end to "glorifying" this or that. This constant stream of brain pablum is what allows the media to continue to exist. One week it's this, the next it's that.

[Izzy2102]

I kinda disagree here. Especially the beginning

No being fat isn't in style. Having a fat ass and fat boobs is, but that is it. Everywhere else they still expect you to be thin. Now that's not realistic which is why ideals you often see online are photoshopped
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It's still not ok to have rolls. Just look at the shit Kim K got while PREGNANT for being big
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I agree she looks big there but she's pregnant for christs sake and she isn't even that much bigger she just lost her waist definition which men found attractive. So now that she isn't attractive to men anymore it's ok for them to bash. And that IS an attitude that worries me

Now I also agree with what others said body doesn't always correspond to health especially since we are used to underweight women and everything over it seems fat to us.
Sports Illustrated for example needs to stop padding themselves on the back for putting a plus size model on the cover
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This isn't a plus size model, this is a normal sized human, you're just used to minus size models
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I do agree it'd be great if fit girls would be more on the focus but you don't have to look like the pictures you posted to be fit
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[Hannah591]

I totally agree. I'm glad you wrote this. My motivation isn't "curvy" women, nor are they really thin women, they're those women who work out, eat healthy and have toned, muscular bodies. I want to be like them and be as healthy as they are. Overweight people have little muscle and too much fat, thin people have little muscle and little fat, whereas toned people have a lot of muscle and the right amount of fat. Tell me which one you think is the healthiest! I find toned women so much more attractive and fierce compared to out of shape people and frail, very thin people.

My role model type woman
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Not this
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Or this
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I don't care which ones men find attractive, I care about which body type would improve my health and which one I find attractive. I get greater happiness from seeing my muscular, defined quads and having a firm stomach, than feeling thinner in general. When my quads look define, I feel at my sexiest.

[myTake Owner]

I like the second fit one

[SweetAndSarcastic]

I completely agree with you. Obesity is not only a problem, it's a health issue, as well as anorexia. Somehow, it's socially acceptable to call someone 'skinny' but it is considered rude to call someone 'fat'. Being obese is not healthy. I feel like society is starting to shame the bodies of naturally skinny girls, because believe it or not, you can be naturally thin as well as being naturally thick. But there's a big difference between being naturally thick and being obese, as well as being naturally thin and being anorexic.

We need to find the right balance between skinny and fat. Society should stop teaching us "to love our bodies and to to never try to change it." While you should not let your body bring down your confidence, you should try to change it if necessary, weather it is to gain some weight or lose some weight. I'm not telling you to change yourself for a better appearance, but to try to find the right balance in order to be healthy. Health is much more important than looks.

Stay healthy & have a nice day! :)

SweetAndSarcastic -xo

[myTake Owner]

I completely agree with everything you said.

[godfatherfan]

Wow... Your out of your mind. The "obese' women you show look a whole lot healthier then the stick figures you show. The pictures at the Top and last picture are far more beautiful, far more sexy, and far more healthy then all those in the middle. The fact that the media twists women into wanting to look like those disgusting pictures you want to "see more of" So my guess is you are one of those that is in denial she has an eating disorder. I know better then most as I have been bulimic for almost 30 years now. by the way... due to the way your body handles food many people who are bulimic are actually overweight. I am 6'3" at my lowest I was 185lbs. I looked sick. I was boney and just was not healthy. I am still bulimic and I am 275. I still purge every day, just not as much as I did way back when.
Woman with curves are real women. Those women you can't see when they turn sideways... are not women, they are females with serious issues.
Give me someone with meat on her bones any day.
You need a therapist. Or at least a group of some kind. I urge you to check out SFWED. com and get help.

[Niceguyscumlast]

You said it better than I did well said.

[godfatherfan]

by the way.. the exception of the first thin woman... the rest look more like men then women. I don't want a woman with more muscles then me. I don't want a woman with washboard abs. I don't want to date a guy. The best thing about women is how soft they are. the outside is soft, and the inside of a vagina is soft and heaven on earth... the women you want to clutter the world with I would actually see my cock raising the skin if I put it into them. gross...

[PYTNeedsTLC]

Oh really? Well we will just remember what you said here when someone sees you rejecting a what you call "curvy" woman for a skinnier one. I mean seriously stop lying to yourself. And those women were not stick figures! I mean seriously just because you say "curvy' woman are better (notice how i put quotations around curvy) doesn't mean you aren't still objectifying women's bodies. And all you idiots oh here defending these obeise people, calling them curvy, "like ooh girl you got an hourglass figure!" is what y'all think it is, when in reality she look like a stack of tires. and oh, they might have a disease that makes them obeise.. Oh please. there are health disorders that make it hard for people to actually gain weight! It sounds like a miracle, not being able to gain weight, but once you get called a stick figure, or a flat ass or something, just because you can't put on weight, then you will now it is hard for us to fit into society because all you want are little stacks of tires

[TheLoverNotHater]

This little woman... so sad... ugh.

[KäseChäe]

There's an old greek philosophy sorrounding the persuit of perfection, historians refer to the movement as Arête. Translates roughly to "search for inner perfection." While the take owner nears to suggest that society has begun to idolize the heavy-set body form, as opposed to the skinny form now, I would suggest that beauty lies I'm the idea of Arête. The take owner makes the wonderful point that the girls we idolize SHOULD be those who embody a search for inner perfection. There's nothing perfect in this world, we can only strive for what we believe to be the closest. Physical activity is very important, and there is nothing in the world like achieving a fitness goal, and personally I find the atheletic form of the girls pictured, very beutiful. That being said, it's only my opinion. Beauty is not necessarily in the eye of the beholder. Beauty by definition is concensus, thus it requires multiple beholders. Some people can't see aesthetic for themselves, so society picks it for them, unfotunately. If those plus size women truly are striving for perfection, then that is beautiful in and of itself.

[thelittlelostbear]

I love your take on this :)

[Tormentarian]

It's fortunate that society picks it up, albeit it has to be done intelligently such that someone's obesity is seen as a factual burden on society as a whole; not in terms of aesthetics only but also economically, cultural, medical, etc. Obese is bad by nature for an individual, period... If it's medical then we should not have problem with that, otherwise it's a sign of lack and loss of self control and self help.

[bumblebree22]

wait how do you say "this is what we should see more of" , "Women with large breats, a large butt, and a curvier figure are now seen as attractive" (as if your bigger or smaller body size should make you unattractive) and then say it's time to stop bashing other's bodies? don't get me wrong, i think i understand what you were trying to get across. but you didn't do it very well. while you are at risk for certain diseases the bigger your body is, it doesn't necessarily mean because you have what's considered a "healthy bmi" you are automatically immune from those diseases. there's a movement in accepting bigger body types because there was and still is a double standard. the woman is expected to be physically attractive while the man has less expectations for physical attractiveness as long as he has other appealing qualities. if you want to quote the CDC you should probably also be aware of other factors that contribute to weight loss/gain and diseases. i don't think people are encouraging being bigger, but the fact is that bigger people exist and feel hopeless and discouraged because they are punished and shamed for their size. although you are probably coming from a good place, it can still come off as judgmental. unfortunately you can gain a lot in a little bit of time, but in order to lose it, could take years. and even then you can't choose where you lose it. so while you're own the journey of figuring out what works for you, you should celebrate your body, and the fact that you're still alive to make it healthy! bottom line is there is no perfect shape and people are going to be attracted to what they are attracted to.

[lestonsderose]

It's not that society is now glorifying obesity, (speaking of which the model in the first image is not obese, at least not by my standards), we are actually telling girls and women that just because the are a little curvier, it doesn't mean that you have to be ashamed of your body. I do agree that we should take care of our bodies and to be strong, healthy women, but that does not me we have to shame our bodies if we happen to have a roll or two. Like you said, some women are born with a little meat on their bones, well most of those women struggle every day just to get the ideal body type. The ideal body type varies depending on the person. A woman who weighs 400 pounds, could have the last image as her ideal body type for herself (which again, she is not obese, and I applaude her for having enough confidence to wear a bathing suit). I myself struggle with body issues. I workout, and eat healthy for the most part, I would love to be healthy and strong like the women in the pictures, but it is a very difficult process. For now I am not going to shame myself for the body that I have just because the media might be glorifying it, or because other people may think I don't look good in a bathing suit. I am glad to say that I love my body and I am confident enough to wear a bathing suit. I believe that all women are beautiful. I don't think that other people should form an opionion on other people's weight issues because it is not their issue, most times it doesn't affect them at all. We should all just learn to love our bodies while we are still alive.

[OpenClose]

I also think there should be less emphasis on needing to BE attractive for life goals that aren't related to dating. People will make comments about the bodies of women who are political leaders as though it matters to policy.

There's a difference between fat acceptance and fat celebration. Fat acceptance is saying not to treat large people like garbage. Fat celebration is saying you SHOULD find large people attractive.

But when it comes to things like Dove's "true beauty" PSAs, I think these essentially make matters worse. We shouldn't be telling women "you are sexy no matter what". This isn't a message we tell guys, and I think we're doing fine in that regard.

What happens when you say "you are sexy no matter what" is it sets you up for disappointment and anger towards those who DON'T find you attractive. Worse yet, it directs the focus even MORE towards women's bodies and physical appearance. How about "you don't need to be sexy to everyone" or "you don't need to be sexy to be successful". Perhaps not... But the idea is to take the focus away from women's bodies for non-sexual or non-medical things.

Overall, I don't think men should HAVE to find large or small women attractive. But I also think that physical appearance shouldn't matter outside of attraction. If it's a job, perhaps professionalism in dress and hygiene, but that's about it.

[Bellibooo]

Very true Iroh!

[missjayne]

I understand where you are coming from. But you cannot write an article like this and then say not to body bash when that is exactly what you are doing. Those women are beautiful. They may be overwieght but they are not obese. The ones we need to worry about are the ones who can't get out of their own house, who need assistance walking because their bodies cannot support their weight. These women you have pictured are perfectly capable of moving around on their own. But they are not the unhealthy stereotype that is sucking our health care system dry.

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This is what we need to stop glorifying. This is what leads to health problems. Sure those women may be in the beginning stages, maybe high blood pressure but they can be corrected provided they take care of it now. It's when you balloon to such a massive size that it spirals out of control. Obese people have a very difficult time getting their lives back under control.

Oh and just so you know I am 5'4.5 inches 135 lbs and I exercise 4-5 times a week 1 1/2 hours a day. I am not where I want to be but I am working on it. I do not glorify obesity but I also do not think it is nice to pick on someone who is only overweight. WE need to focus on educating people on what they are placing into their bodies as well. I gave up soda and have been off of it for 9 months now. I have given up a lot of bad foods that I used to eat. Education is key.

[PYTNeedsTLC]

Omg I am getting real sick and tired of you guys hating on the naturally skinny girls like myself.. I mean I was listening to that song my humps in the lunchroom at school today, and me and my friends started singing that, and then some
big girl comes up to me and she like " what humps?" and I mean I was really mad,
because she automatically thought that just because I am skinny, means that I don't have anything in the back.. and that pissed me off really bad. I was just trying to have fun! I did nothing to her! I mean I am proportionate for my size, and I am smaller than most girls, but I mean at my school there be a ton of little girls though.. but anyway she was over there thinking she is all that and i am like"if you think for one second, you are curvy, you got another thing coming!" But it was ok because she spilled her lunch on herself. serves her right for being a jerk to me earlier. But I just don't get it; I mean this girl is constantly saying rude things to me all the time for no reason and I tried to be nice to her but after awhile I am like" forget you i don't need anymore hateful people in my life so bye b**** bye!" *sigh* well i am done venting for the day.. Peace

[biracialQT]

I disagree with people saying that being fat is in style i see it more as having a more avarage and realistic body is in style. Also a lot of women are naturally curvy. If it runs in the family most of the time it doesn't mean your unhealthy and it doesn't mean you can't be fit, its just the way your body is naturally.
I do agree that media should support being fit and eating healthy, but i would like the fashion industryindustry to be more open to 'imperfections'.
I fully agree we should stop bashing other peoples bodies!

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Yes she has killer legs and no most of us don't. But that doesn't mean i have to shame her about the fact that she's thin. I mean comon people!!! It's 2015, body shaming isn't cool anymore! If you're unhappy with your body, instead of being jealous and being mean, do something about it! Go work on your body, go eat healthier, go get exercise, but leave other people's bodies alone.

[Anonymous]

I think you are wrong. People are naturally fat because of there genes... And tht girl looks happy so you don't have to worry about her life... she knows what her deal is so she will deal with it... and there is no such thing as an "ideal body" if you really think bout it... people stress themselves out or commit suicide because of people like you.. this is what makes everyone feel like they are fat and they should fast or do something stupid to lose weight. And you still wonder why people show girls with curves in the media? Its to prevent people from feeling like they have to be that really skinny girl to feel pretty or have to look like those models to where those kinds of clothes. I'm actually proud of that girl that had curves. She doesn't care what people think about her and wears whatever she wants. But its people like you that break their confidence and make them have second thoughts about what they are wearing. And you don't know if she has health issues.. Cuz I've met many people that are obese but have no problems whatsoever. So next time... dont judge a book by its cover... cuz sometimes what you expect turns out to be the total opposite.

[LotusBloom]

Genetically obese people are a tiny percentage, and even then it's a lot to do with unhealthy eating habits.
She is not saying that over-weight people should be ashamed of themselves, OP is saying that it is unhealthy and should not be promoted or celebrated. People used to turn anorexic to look like models from their ages; the same is happening now, except in reverse. Both are unhealthy.

[Tormentarian]

Naturally obese people are a tiny fraction genetically in the lower unit percent of all populations. People just need to stop this new age mentality of not wanting to be judged when are burdening the whole of society.

[myTake Owner]

People who are genetically obese are a very small percentage

[emmabee11]

People should stop gloyfying skinnyness and anarexic girls too... plus not all girls can help being over-weight... for some of us it's genetic... i'm over-weight but it takes too long to lose it, to get to a good weight it would probably take me at least 5 years... nobody has that time... peoples metabolism runs at different speeds but for some of us we just run sluggish no matter what we do or healthy we try to eat, it's just how we are... many women and men in my family all have big bellies lol even my mum is a bit chubby, the only reason my dad is skinny is because he smokes (which is proven to keep weight off because of something in the tabacco).

So people who argue that everybody can keep the weight off has no case to argue, plus some people have thyriod problems their whole life... but then some people who are skinny also have something wrong with their bodies geneticly, they can't eat much they feel full but can't eat more without feeling sick but yet they have a fast metabolism so they don't eat enough food to keep up with it, but no matter how much they try they can't eat more, their metabolism is just geneticlly messed up. So people need to redefine how they think of why people are super skinny or over-weight, i know in this one-size-fits-all society they make you believe everybodies bodies are exactly the same but it's not... some of us just have bad genes sadly... so the fact that some of you bully and criticzise people for being under weight or over-weight is just simple ignorance.

[Creole_Flavor]

I agree its genetic in my family too but even though I'm not overweight I have a problem area so that all my family members o but since some of them are bigger its evenly distributed in other places too.

[emmabee11]

Yeh i'm a stocky girl too we build them big in our family haha and i'm 5"7 and a half but because i'm stocky i look a little bit taller so my weight is a bit more more distrubuted i guess but i still got places that it just bulges out of like my love handles, chin, waist and butt (usual places women put on weight the most), but my legs are always thinner than my body, it piles on out the way though not out wide across. I lost 4 stone but i just run super sluggish and hot so eventually it gets too much, excersise doesn't make me feel any better just more tired...

[Creole_Flavor]

I disagree with your take it has contradicting statements even though you said you have nothing against curvy women your title says we need to stop glorifying obesity and then you said we should stop body shaming each other. Overweight and obese people know they have a problem for the most part. It's their life and its not anyone's place to say you need to lose weight its obvious and if they want to do something about it they will. The same goes for someone that looks at someone that is underweight or not even underweight they could be at a healthy weight but someone may not find them attractive and say that they need more meat on their bones. We can't even agree on what is curvy, overweight, slim, or too skinny so we have no right to say what is right or wrong. I think its great that these women are celebrated and have confidence and we can stop glorifying them when other women stop getting ass shots and implants or stop starving themselves and eating cotton balls soaked in juice. How about we focus on ourselves let people be whatever size they want to its their life and their body everyone isn't meant to look one way hell they may even be happy obese even if its unhealthy bashing them is not the answer so if you don't won't to glorify it or them then don't but don't bash them them either.

[Creole_Flavor]

Sorry for the repeated words

[aniemist]

I agree with your take, but its not a simple problem on either side of the spectrum. If you look at magazines and ads many of them have women depicted in them that have bodies far from realistic. Often times they are even photoshopped to make the models look skinnier. On the other side of the coin you have people who are healthy as you put it earlier, but are naturally a bit thicker and get called fat and it ruins their self esteem.

I can understand where they are coming from to some extent I have problems being healthy myself but I'm a big person even if I wasn't overweight. The point is its not easy and when society shames people who are overweight it often has the opposite effect to what is intended.

Ultimately what I am trying to say is we should stop with the shaming behavior. Instead we should encourage people to live healthier as well as help them find more ways to accomplish this such as more healthy food sources, health knowledge, and help those trying to break bad eating and exercise habits.

[Flamesofcinder]

But is it your problem? Personally people come in all shapes and sizes and after trump became president people love sticking their fingers in other people pies.

If your skinny and find it offensive that a over weight person walks into the room then the problem isn’t with them but you, I have no idea why your shit posting about people weight and personally I don’t really care. F bullying someone gets you off then your a horrible human being.

In the words a very wise band:
"All you will ever be is the faded memory of bully, push em to the first till the words don’t hurt your a bully"
Good luck stroking your superiority complex after this and no matter what you say or how much this upsets you just remember your in anon and trying to spark out rage over peoples weight and no doubt you tell yourself your saving a life when in fact you fail to realise that some people eat more when they are depressed and bullying them could end killing them, some people have psychical disabilities and are in a wheel chair so they can’t exercise or have something problem with move the like arthritis in the knee so bullying them means your just being abusive, some people do infact get over weight from being lazy then want to lose the weight but can’t go to a gym because people like you won’t allow them too but say your helping them?

by the way some people are bulimic so why aren’t you taking that on them? Because their skinny and you don’t care you just want someone to make you feel good about yourself. Again your shit posting.

[Lliam]

People who allow industries and media to dictate their opinions are idiots. I was always grossed out by fashion models. And I don't like girls who look like the Micheline Man.

Most average, healthy women have trouble fitting into clothing made by the fashion industry. Why is that? Is a healthy woman supposed to fit into size 0 to 2 dress?

I agree that there are many different body types. And different people are attracted to different types. I, myself, always found the soft, curvy, fit, Playboy model shape to be the most attractive. But is wasn't Playboy that influenced my opinion. I just found that shape to be common to the average healthy female. I even read about a study that found that the majority of men on all continents were most attracted to that general shape, although preferences vary slightly when it comes to height, breast and butt size.

I think it's fine for people to embrace who they are. But I think the anti-"fat shaming" movement is ridiculous. The truth is, there is such a thing as being obese and even grossly obese. People like that have no right to shame those who don't find them attractive. It's not my job to validate their unhealthy lifestyle.

[aamy811]

Jut like we shouldn't only show skinny bodies or big bodies, we should just show fit ones.
I know what your thinking, oh it will encourage women to be fit. But when I was 14 I wanted abs. I knew everyone had abs and that I needed to loose weight. So I starved myself.
The media shouldn't only portray one body type ever. We should have some bigger women. Not obese but a size 12 because that's the size of most women. Mom shouldn't feel left out because there are only supermodel 40 years olds shown. So we should throw some bigger ladies in there. Having abs or bigger toned calves isn't for everyone and that's okay.
We should show some girl who are naturally skinny. Not toned or anything but just skinny/ because there are girls like that and that's okay.
We should show for girls because striving for a healthy lifestyle should be a goal for everyone. And there are girls like that so it's okay.
We should should show medium sized girls because there are girls like that and that's okay.
Though your intentions are good your just continuing the problem by putting one body type above another again. In the 80's the fit look was in but eating disorders we're still around. So maybe instead we should jut be inclusive of more body types so no one ever feels ugly, or left out

[Stazz76]

Indeed. Being overweight is definitely unhealthy. I think being overweight is a massive liability to the person and their partner and family - which is why I don't find it attractive.
But the problem is that the current advice to obese people is not working. We have an epidemic of obesity, but I don't think it is fair to blame the obese patient for 'eating too much and exercising too little' like as if it is as simple as 'calories in minus calories out'. This oversimplified notion of how we manage energy is what gets many people into trouble.
The bigger picture includes looking at what certain food does to your hormones, especially insulin. This includes 'calorie free' artificial sweeteners - as they raise insulin just like sugar and refined carbohydrates, causing your cells to take in glucose and store fat.
The bigger picture includes recognising the effect of low glycaemic foods, not just calories, as they raise blood sugar to quickly, forcing you to store fat.
The bigger picture includes the way so much food is pumped full of fructose, bad not just because of 'calories', but because it can only be processed by the liver, and overconsumption has the same effect as alcoholism - i. e. obesity.
The bigger picture includes the huge reduction in fibre in our diets - as this creates essential resources for beneficial bacteria in the gut, and modern processed food has virtually no fibre.
The 'low fat' diet has been promoted for 40 years and it is an epic failure. Refined grains in breakfast cereals, bread and pasta might not contain much sugar, but these are dense with refined carbohydrates which BECOME sugar very quickly - so they raise your insulin level just like as if you're eating sugar.
I'm a big fan of professor of endocrinology Dr. Robert Lustig - look him up on YouTube.
It's high time doctors stop blaming obese people for being gluttons and sloths, and start recognising the systemic issues with the modern franken-foods we have come to accept as normal.